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it's a tough message for rick santorum. again, he's trying to say the economic stuff is just a symptom of big government taking away your-- >> you're right. this has been focused on the economy, not as much on social issues at least in illinois, and romney was harsh in his creek of santorum saying that he was an economic illiterate. let's take a look at that sound byte because i then want to ask a question about it. >> santorum's real weakness is the economy. he has never run a business or a state. his plan, economic illiteracy inexcusable. the worse of any g.o.p. candidate. rick santorum, another economic lightweight. >> you know, the thing i don't quite understand is that romney is calling santorum an economic lightweight. yet if you look at the policies that the two are articulating they're not that far apart. what diverges? where is the divergence of the gap between the two on the economic policy right now? >> i suppose the only thing you can say is the corporate tabs rate there is some signatures there, but that doesn'
it's a tough message for rick santorum. again, he's trying to say the economic stuff is just a symptom of big government taking away your-- >> you're right. this has been focused on the economy, not as much on social issues at least in illinois, and romney was harsh in his creek of santorum saying that he was an economic illiterate. let's take a look at that sound byte because i then want to ask a question about it. >> santorum's real weakness is the economy. he has never run a...
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or rick santorum? obviously santorum. >> obviously. >> republicans don't want big government, unless of course it involves your ovaries, in which case they are all over it. >> are you going to testify on thursday. >> i will be there, several women will be there and attend to lend their faces to the issue. >> thank you so much for joining us, and telling those powerful stories, because it's about real women and they get affected in very real and detrimental ways when the republicans push forward these laws. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> when we return, we're coming after santorum again. and you will not believe the shell 0356 only one who thinks an amendment to the constitution may be in order. that's next on "the war room." ♪ >>> all right. time for some campaign news. bill shoetive was introducing mitt romney as the come-back kid. let's watch. >> what i call this mitt romney is, the come-back kid, ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the come-back kid, mitt romney the ne
or rick santorum? obviously santorum. >> obviously. >> republicans don't want big government, unless of course it involves your ovaries, in which case they are all over it. >> are you going to testify on thursday. >> i will be there, several women will be there and attend to lend their faces to the issue. >> thank you so much for joining us, and telling those powerful stories, because it's about real women and they get affected in very real and detrimental ways...
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rick santorum. nationally and particularly with the swing and independent voters who decide these elections of the general elections, these issues are not really where the focus is. the focus is on economic issues and jobs. rick santorum. can't really deviate too far from where he's strongest and where his strongest contrast with mitt romney are, nor can he ignore the economic issues where most voters, republican primary voters place those at their top issues will gravitate towards mitt romney. it's a tough row to hoe for rick santorum. >> if romney really handed santorum something recommend nicing something that took place before he was born. but now we have santorum with robo calls seeking votes by democrats, what does it mean on wednesday? isn't that basically an anville to hit him over the head from romney or guinn or ron paul who said you went into a republican party and asked for democratic votes? >> it's to an extent acknowledging the self sabotaging aspect, where you see mischief, it's in th
rick santorum. nationally and particularly with the swing and independent voters who decide these elections of the general elections, these issues are not really where the focus is. the focus is on economic issues and jobs. rick santorum. can't really deviate too far from where he's strongest and where his strongest contrast with mitt romney are, nor can he ignore the economic issues where most voters, republican primary voters place those at their top issues will gravitate towards mitt romney....
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rick santorum not giving up at least not yet. the former pennsylvania senator told cnn last night and we quote. >> we knew april would be a very tough month for us. but we also knew the month of may is rich in delegates and are strong states for us. >> but before santorum can get to may, he has to get through tonight. and then he faces five more primaries on april 24th including one in his home state of pennsylvania, which he admits he absolutely has to win. and that is no gimme. the latest quinnipiac poll has him leading by just six points. for more on tonight's republican primaries i'm joined by current correspondent david shuster. thanks so much for joining us. out in wisconsin at least we have been hearing that there is virtually no emotion behind this. are people turning out in wisconsin even to vote in this primary? >> if there's no emotion it's because they are so depressed over the negative ads. the romney campaign has spent nearly $3.5 million in advertisement. so they believe this is an important state. so there are a l
rick santorum not giving up at least not yet. the former pennsylvania senator told cnn last night and we quote. >> we knew april would be a very tough month for us. but we also knew the month of may is rich in delegates and are strong states for us. >> but before santorum can get to may, he has to get through tonight. and then he faces five more primaries on april 24th including one in his home state of pennsylvania, which he admits he absolutely has to win. and that is no gimme....
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the party will not turn to rick santorum. he got out now so he didn't get the rest of the republicans angry at them, the republicans sort of the brass of the republican party angry at him. but the truth of the matter is that he is not the bob dole. he was not country the country country the country country country country this was his chance. his chance was to be the opposition to an otherwise very unpopular candidate. there is no space tore country for that after a certain point. there is not going to be in this country country any space. >> the reason texas is so relevant, i want to let everybody know because if he can't get all of the delegates in texas, he stands almost no chance of being able to catch mitt romney. if he has no mathematical chance of that and he might lose his home state, that combines for what you saw today. now that he is out of the race we put together a little homage to his campaign. >> game on! join the fight. >> i believe in good and evil. >> we always need a jesus candidate. >> this is a very hosti
the party will not turn to rick santorum. he got out now so he didn't get the rest of the republicans angry at them, the republicans sort of the brass of the republican party angry at him. but the truth of the matter is that he is not the bob dole. he was not country the country country the country country country country this was his chance. his chance was to be the opposition to an otherwise very unpopular candidate. there is no space tore country for that after a certain point. there is not...
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stupid, just rick santorum, rick santorum and that came out peter on this rock i shall build my church, that is just messiah complex craziness. >> and the fact that it's latin he went to the hundred year anniversary, god knows what he's doing in private life. i'm not going to listen to cheryl's facts he is a jesus freak and belongs nowhere in this presidential race and in his rear end's words he should get you the! get out! get out! >> you guys are great, thank you for joining us. when we come back. what, us call obama a muslim? we never did that. oh, is that right? too bad we got tapes of it. when we return. >> ford, we found no examples of a host saying president obama is a muslim. >> barack obama raised as a muslim. this is huge! icy, cool flavor in a delicious 5-calorie stick of gum. ♪ ♪ polar ice. from extra. >> we are back on the young turks. now, brett fair was on fox news talking about the book about showdown over president obama was inaccurate, because president obama was talking about how fox news was characterizing him as a muslim. >> president obama blamed this network
stupid, just rick santorum, rick santorum and that came out peter on this rock i shall build my church, that is just messiah complex craziness. >> and the fact that it's latin he went to the hundred year anniversary, god knows what he's doing in private life. i'm not going to listen to cheryl's facts he is a jesus freak and belongs nowhere in this presidential race and in his rear end's words he should get you the! get out! get out! >> you guys are great, thank you for joining us....
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santorum even if rick santorum wins wisconsin. so the math is not looking good for rick santorum. and then one of his spokes people -- they just crack me up -- said rick may not pick up a single vote in d.c. because of the visceral of someone like rick santorum who wants to shake things up. >> or perhaps it's because he is not on the ballot. again, disorganization by rick santorum. so what is the total delegate count so far? mitt romney is at exactly the halfway point, 572. that's literally 50% of the amount of delegates that you need to wrap it up. and rick santorum is we behind. gingrich, and run, run paul at 51%. to give you a sense of how disastrous this is for rick santorum, he would have to win 74% of the delegates going forward including tonight. so obviously he can't do it in that way. he is going to have to go to at best a contested convention which of course other republicans are very worried about. >> the longer it goes the better it is for the party. people said go to the convention it will be dangerous. i think it wou
santorum even if rick santorum wins wisconsin. so the math is not looking good for rick santorum. and then one of his spokes people -- they just crack me up -- said rick may not pick up a single vote in d.c. because of the visceral of someone like rick santorum who wants to shake things up. >> or perhaps it's because he is not on the ballot. again, disorganization by rick santorum. so what is the total delegate count so far? mitt romney is at exactly the halfway point, 572. that's...
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rick santorum has a lot of flaws as candidate. they came out with an interview from 1993 where he said government should have a proactive role in coming up with a health care. he's been bought out of the game. some people call this had presidential election an auction. is that a fair term? >> let me put it this way. certainly it is going to go biggest spender. mitt romney has outspent, he has out organized and been better at negative campaigning than the rest of the field put together. now, is it clear that that is why he is necessarily winning? i think one of the reasons i would point to the other one that you alluded to, electability. maybe this is because of the ads, he has driven home the message through many different venues that he is the one who has a real shot in november, santorum, gingrich, paul, clearly more fringe in their appeal. rick santorum making the point himself with all of his focus on the social taillights, he solidifies a base, but it's a narrow base. it's a combination of the money and persuasive case of tha
rick santorum has a lot of flaws as candidate. they came out with an interview from 1993 where he said government should have a proactive role in coming up with a health care. he's been bought out of the game. some people call this had presidential election an auction. is that a fair term? >> let me put it this way. certainly it is going to go biggest spender. mitt romney has outspent, he has out organized and been better at negative campaigning than the rest of the field put together....
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or rick santorum? obviously santorum. >> obviously. >> republicans don't want big government, unless of course it involves your ovaries, in which case they are all over it. >> are you going to testify on thursday. >> i will be there, several women will be there and attend to lend their faces to the issue. >> thank you so much for joining us, and telling those powerful stories, because it's about real women and they get affected in very real and detrimental ways when the republicans push forward these laws. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> when we return, we're coming after santorum again. and you will not believe the shell [ male announcer ] cookies with smooth caramel and chocolate. ♪ ♪ hmm twix. also available in peanut butter. [ laura ] maine is known for its lighthouses, rocky shore and most importantly its lobster. it's the tastiest, the sweetest, the freshest. nobody can ever get enough. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster the one time of year you can sa
or rick santorum? obviously santorum. >> obviously. >> republicans don't want big government, unless of course it involves your ovaries, in which case they are all over it. >> are you going to testify on thursday. >> i will be there, several women will be there and attend to lend their faces to the issue. >> thank you so much for joining us, and telling those powerful stories, because it's about real women and they get affected in very real and detrimental ways...
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that what may be what causes rick santorum to get out. it's one thing to hear from the money people in washington saying if you want a chance at 2016, you've got to get out. once you hear from the members of congress and candidates up for a tough reelection that we're really worried about the overall brand and what this does and possible control of the u.s. house, then you see rick santorum have a different reaction. >> is there anything in the exit polls that has jumped out at anybody in terms of support? is mitt romney showing he can reach out to the conservative theological piece of the republican party which has been pretty positive for rick santorum, anything mitt romney can use to say look, i can bring these voters with me in november? what do the exit polls tell us? >> they show washington, d.c. and maryland, we've got a republican electorate that is more socially progressive than other states. wisconsin, you only had 40% of republicans self identified as evangelicals or sort of towards that right wing. in most states, it's been hi
that what may be what causes rick santorum to get out. it's one thing to hear from the money people in washington saying if you want a chance at 2016, you've got to get out. once you hear from the members of congress and candidates up for a tough reelection that we're really worried about the overall brand and what this does and possible control of the u.s. house, then you see rick santorum have a different reaction. >> is there anything in the exit polls that has jumped out at anybody in...
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and later brett hits the beach with presidential candidates including rick santorum. >> coming up rick santorum exposed, literally. don't go away. i'm a lobster girl. top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's lobsterfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differently. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ ♪ [ shouting ] >> pros like this one over the weekend in atlanta, could be a thing of the past if some conservative georgia lawmakers and groups like alec get their way. it drafts model legislation that is replicated in states across the country
and later brett hits the beach with presidential candidates including rick santorum. >> coming up rick santorum exposed, literally. don't go away. i'm a lobster girl. top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's lobsterfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differently. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping...
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rick santorum for president. >> all right. well, that's rick santorum. using -- you think robocorp will take that? oh, no here comes robocorp. makes me want to dance every time. robo robo. anyway, so what did he do? he went to new york got $2 million from more wall street guys. of course, that's what he does. why? he is about the unleechash $5 million in illinois against rick santorum. man, when this guys goes on a seek and destroy mission, he ain't playing. now, the only problem is he's having trouble getting votes. he's only gotten 38% of the popular vote so far through all of these primaries and caucuses so he was on fox news with megan kelly. she is going ask him about that. he is going to get a little testy. let's see if he has a good answer. >> the ap has this morning t romney's losses underscore a stark reality, the core of his party does not want him. >> well, i'm sorry. they have to go back and look at some other states that actually are kind of important. let's say florida, for instance where i won and michigan and ohio and nevada and new hamps
rick santorum for president. >> all right. well, that's rick santorum. using -- you think robocorp will take that? oh, no here comes robocorp. makes me want to dance every time. robo robo. anyway, so what did he do? he went to new york got $2 million from more wall street guys. of course, that's what he does. why? he is about the unleechash $5 million in illinois against rick santorum. man, when this guys goes on a seek and destroy mission, he ain't playing. now, the only problem is he's...
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is his only time for a candidate like rick santorum. he is the other. it's not about rick santorum. it's not about anybody. it's the other come paired to mitt romney. he can still continue to be the other, but it is looking grim for him, and if these numbers in pennsylvania hold true -- there is also a rasmussen poll that showed santorum up by 4. >> rick santorum is claiming that he's in great shape. let's watch. >> everyone has been asking me from the days i was driving around in the chuck truck in iowa to get out of the race. i have never been an establishment candidate and holds true today. >> they have been telling you to get out because apparently you never did stand a chance. now i'll bring in james hohmann. talk about the chances of rick santorum dropping out here. we all know he is done. but what is the chance that he actually recognizes it and runs for the hills before pennsylvania. >> relatively low. i think almost certainly he will stay in through pennsylvania unless the romney folks can convince him he is going to get his butt kicks, because if he loses his home state th
is his only time for a candidate like rick santorum. he is the other. it's not about rick santorum. it's not about anybody. it's the other come paired to mitt romney. he can still continue to be the other, but it is looking grim for him, and if these numbers in pennsylvania hold true -- there is also a rasmussen poll that showed santorum up by 4. >> rick santorum is claiming that he's in great shape. let's watch. >> everyone has been asking me from the days i was driving around in...
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. >> santorum. >> i would say rick santorum does. i'm sorry to create drama. >> i don't know if you saw gingrich's speech but he got out there with a message. he is talking about trees and stuff that i saw a lot of tweets about, too, people trying to figure out what he was talking about it. i think he is getting off of the rails. getting back to ohio, that's my biggest obsession on super tuesday, so that is your big battles ground state for november. i think something we have learned here in michigan in this race is it's not a battleground any more. what obama is doing in the numbers and with this bail-out story, i do not think michigan is a battleground state any more in november. >> that's another great point. so then, if craig is right and you seem to think that -- you indicated that he was, michael, then, god, what a favor gingrich to do to santorum if he dropped out. romney has to be worried senseless he will drop out and give santorum that huge edge. >> that's true. we have to remember all of the primaries next tuesday and non-
. >> santorum. >> i would say rick santorum does. i'm sorry to create drama. >> i don't know if you saw gingrich's speech but he got out there with a message. he is talking about trees and stuff that i saw a lot of tweets about, too, people trying to figure out what he was talking about it. i think he is getting off of the rails. getting back to ohio, that's my biggest obsession on super tuesday, so that is your big battles ground state for november. i think something we have...
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you can see rick santorum and his opposition to birth control. he said it's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is obvious of what it's supposed to be. they want to defund title 10 which is providing contraceptives to low-income women. we're seeing what is the republican agenda for women. as far as i'm concerned, keep on telling the truth because then voters can assess for themselves if that's the same vision they have for women and females. >> this virginia bill, even if you are raped there is no exception for you, you still have to have this ultrasound. you still have to go through the second you millation. >> that is absolutely the case. >> what dowhere do you see this going? >> right now there is a court challenge against the texas law where it says it violates the patient's and doctor's freedom of speech. right now it's not looking good. it is for the challenge because there is a very, very conservative group over there and it's heading to the supreme court. >> thanks for coming in tonight. nice to meet you. >> just ahead, rick san
you can see rick santorum and his opposition to birth control. he said it's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is obvious of what it's supposed to be. they want to defund title 10 which is providing contraceptives to low-income women. we're seeing what is the republican agenda for women. as far as i'm concerned, keep on telling the truth because then voters can assess for themselves if that's the same vision they have for women and females. >> this virginia bill, even if you...
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is that something that could end up hurting the republicans or rick santorum? >> at the rate santorum is going, i'm half expecting elmer [ inaudible ] so come out and give an endorsement. you win a fan base by expanding the number of people that are going to vote for you. and having to get endorsements like this in an effort to get conservative religious voters really brands the party in a way that i think is detrimental to their ability to win a general election. >> think hypocrisy of rick santorum is blinding in this case. and to be so openly critical of president obama when he was simply a member of a church, for rick santorum to give a standing ovation to this pastor and not repudiate him the way president obama at least left the church and made it clear publicly that he didn't just talk he walked after that. and for rick santorum to be critical of president obama and then stand there and applaud this -- >> yeah it's an amazing thing. campaigns bring about great stories. and i'm wondering will the end chapter will written tomorrow for rick santorum in illin
is that something that could end up hurting the republicans or rick santorum? >> at the rate santorum is going, i'm half expecting elmer [ inaudible ] so come out and give an endorsement. you win a fan base by expanding the number of people that are going to vote for you. and having to get endorsements like this in an effort to get conservative religious voters really brands the party in a way that i think is detrimental to their ability to win a general election. >> think hypocrisy...
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and rick santorum's remarks over the past couple of weeks. giving brett ehrlich an embarrassment of comedic richness. this is "the war room" [ laura ] maine is known for its lighthouses, rocky shore and most importantly its lobster. it's the tastiest, the sweetest, the freshest. nobody can ever get enough. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster the one time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new maine lobster and shrimp trio. [ laura ] hot, right out of the shell. i love lobster. i'm laura mclennan from spruce head, maine, and i sea food differently. it gives me a healthy scalp and great looking hair. does it do anything else for you? no? no? yes. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders. 7 benefits. 1 bottle. ccm05865 that? ♪ >> rick santorum took president obama to school over whether every american should go to college. so what is better, book smarts or street smarts. we turn to someone who has neither. shh, brett is talking now. >> you know when i first took this gig doing political co
and rick santorum's remarks over the past couple of weeks. giving brett ehrlich an embarrassment of comedic richness. this is "the war room" [ laura ] maine is known for its lighthouses, rocky shore and most importantly its lobster. it's the tastiest, the sweetest, the freshest. nobody can ever get enough. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster the one time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new maine lobster and shrimp trio. [...
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bush. >> so is rick santorum right? >> so that kind of, you know, jibes with what rick santorum is saying. i don't know. i don't think, though, that this argument is, you know, so many of these people coming out of these are talking about electability. he electability, electability and they talked about that with john main and now with mitt romney. it's not as much about ideology as rick santorum would want it to be. >> not so much about conservatism versus moderate. it's establishment versus anti-establishment. they are drolled by an establishment group. mostly moderate towards conservative republicans in washington. mitt romney was the golden boy for them a long time ago. and certainly in all of the states with the organizing he has been able to get from officials on the ground. rick santorum is tapping into the strings of the republican party with an anti-establishment and happens to be a very conservative this time around. i am not so sure that's the best way to analyze it. >> i think the final analysis is what driv
bush. >> so is rick santorum right? >> so that kind of, you know, jibes with what rick santorum is saying. i don't know. i don't think, though, that this argument is, you know, so many of these people coming out of these are talking about electability. he electability, electability and they talked about that with john main and now with mitt romney. it's not as much about ideology as rick santorum would want it to be. >> not so much about conservatism versus moderate. it's...
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up next, taking rick santorum to task, among other things, being rick santorum. you doesn't grade >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. used to be we socked money away and expected it to grow. then the world changed... and the common sense of retirement planning became anything but common. fortunately, td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. take control by opening a new account or rolling over an old 401(k) today, and we'll throw in up to $600. how's that for common sense? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪e ♪ chicago ♪ was president obama of course, adding to his r&b covers, "sweet home chicago" with up and comers of mick jagger and bb king. and from the soothing tones of the president we switch to the bizarre rambles of donald trump our honorary mayor. it's the end of the another beautiful day in
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rick santorum at 35%, gingrich at 8%. the only person who didn't necessarily expect these results was apparently me last week but i have been connected. it looks like a sizable victory for mitt romney in illinois. michael shure joins me in this extrordanaire coverage as well as david shuster out in illinois where it is apparently quite warm. so first -- first, you know, we have the speeches from romney and santorum but we have got to talk delegates here. we had michael -- 69 in illinois, but 54 at steak here. romney has already taken 19 and put it in his back pocket. how does this play out go? >> you were just saying exact i will how it played out. this is about changing perception for mitt romney. it's changing perception that this is the next go point of his campaign, then he did quite well tonight. louisiana is four days away and he has an uphill climb right away. >> david before we go to the clips of the speeches here. any chance that illinois is a turning point? romney did so great in illinois and gave him momentum o
rick santorum at 35%, gingrich at 8%. the only person who didn't necessarily expect these results was apparently me last week but i have been connected. it looks like a sizable victory for mitt romney in illinois. michael shure joins me in this extrordanaire coverage as well as david shuster out in illinois where it is apparently quite warm. so first -- first, you know, we have the speeches from romney and santorum but we have got to talk delegates here. we had michael -- 69 in illinois, but 54...
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so he unleashes his own negative ads. >> how did rick santorum actually vote? santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling five times. in a single session, santorum cosponsored 51 bills to increase spending, and zero to cut spending. >> now no one is going to out attack robocorp. so in a recent analysis they found that rick santorum has a quarter of his ads as negative ones, if you include him and his pac. how about newt gingrich in he is at 50%. mitt romney, two-thirds of his ads are negative. when robocorp comes for you, he is out to seek and destroy. so what does that do? it does two things. one, of course it lets everybody know all of your down sides. but the other thing it does is makes that particular race a referendum of the guy being attacked. and we have seen this movie before. you remember, of course newt gingrich went after mitt romney in south carolina and at that point, mitt romney looks like the nominee. he is up ahead. and newt gingrich attacks. >> what happens after massachusetts mitt romney changed his position from pro abortion to pro life. romney
so he unleashes his own negative ads. >> how did rick santorum actually vote? santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling five times. in a single session, santorum cosponsored 51 bills to increase spending, and zero to cut spending. >> now no one is going to out attack robocorp. so in a recent analysis they found that rick santorum has a quarter of his ads as negative ones, if you include him and his pac. how about newt gingrich in he is at 50%. mitt romney, two-thirds of his ads are...
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i'm shocked to see where rick santorum is right now. if he wins two out of three does he have a shot? >> no. >> you are sticking with no. why not? >> because i don't think these are important elections. >> iowa is gigantic, but these states are bigger. >> they are big states but one of them is non-binding, and doesn't have romney's -- what we thought -- his biggest opponent. >> i love political prognostication, but i can't figure out what the hell is going on here. ron paul is getting very little delegates, and all of a sudden he is number 2? >> nobody has hit themselves with more elbows from the sky than mitt on mitt. this is a one-month break he is on right now. >> okay. so let's say santorum does as well as we think he is going to do tonight. then you have arizona, michigan. is that romney territory? does anybody emerge? or does this go forever, where romney just gets the advantage of them splitting each other's votes. >> michigan is certainly romney easterer to -- territory. >> but he didn't want to bail out the car companies. >> th
i'm shocked to see where rick santorum is right now. if he wins two out of three does he have a shot? >> no. >> you are sticking with no. why not? >> because i don't think these are important elections. >> iowa is gigantic, but these states are bigger. >> they are big states but one of them is non-binding, and doesn't have romney's -- what we thought -- his biggest opponent. >> i love political prognostication, but i can't figure out what the hell is going on...
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rick santorum gets nuttier by the day. the denial, as we know rick santorum is as religious as he says he is that there is actually a commandment that addresses that sort of thing. >> the external problem. sexual freedom which he seems to be totally against in all forms. is that what the g.o.p. fear when they worry about santorum winning the nomination, there will be something so off-putting that there be no chance of a democrat or independent running for a republican candidate and you literally have to have satan running as a third party to bring anybody over to your side? >> yeah, absolutely. rick santorum really bottom line is uncollect electable. he lost by 27 points in pennsylvania. the last time he ran for re-election, the guy isn't exact exactly the strongest election candidate. it seems like he was running as dana carver's church lady which is funny if you're doing an "snl" skit but not if you're running as president of the united states. >> is he going to have to spend the rest of the primaries trying to live that
rick santorum gets nuttier by the day. the denial, as we know rick santorum is as religious as he says he is that there is actually a commandment that addresses that sort of thing. >> the external problem. sexual freedom which he seems to be totally against in all forms. is that what the g.o.p. fear when they worry about santorum winning the nomination, there will be something so off-putting that there be no chance of a democrat or independent running for a republican candidate and you...
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back to school with rick santorum in a moment. more on last night's primaries i'm joining by craig crawford. good evening craig. >> in michigan, sudden death for republicans. it was a tie. >> it was a tie. why can't anybody say it was a tie. i know why romney can't say it was a tie but after early is analyzed, it was a tie wasn't it. >> romney went further than some of the commentators on discounting his own victory and said he didn't won by a lot but won by enough. this always happens in every presidential campaign. the media has such a difficult time when the race shifts from playing checkers to playing chess. we're not covering checkers any more. it's not about immediate momentum and popular vote. it's about counting delegates and it's always tough for the media to make that transition. >> when people talk about covering sports as opposed to politics. this is literally the example i give. that in sports you have a number and another number, that means one guy one and another guy didn't win. if they're the same number, that mean
back to school with rick santorum in a moment. more on last night's primaries i'm joining by craig crawford. good evening craig. >> in michigan, sudden death for republicans. it was a tie. >> it was a tie. why can't anybody say it was a tie. i know why romney can't say it was a tie but after early is analyzed, it was a tie wasn't it. >> romney went further than some of the commentators on discounting his own victory and said he didn't won by a lot but won by enough. this...
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up next, taking rick santorum to task, among other things, being rick santorum. you doesn't grade >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. ♪ ♪ come on ♪ baby, don't you ♪ want to go ♪ ain't no place ♪ like sweet home ♪ chicago ♪ was president obama of course, adding to his r&b covers, "sweet home chicago" with up and comers of mick jagger and bb king. and from the soothing tones of the president we switch to the bizarre rambles of donald trump our honorary mayor. it's the end of the another beautiful day in michigan. you get home from work. something is smelling good in the kitchen. the kids are running around. you kick your feet back. you relax a little bit. you take another glance at that chevy volt brodeur brochure, and then the phone rings. >> this is donald trump and i have to tell you that i'm tired of rick santorum pre
up next, taking rick santorum to task, among other things, being rick santorum. you doesn't grade >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. ♪ ♪ come on ♪ baby, don't you ♪ want to go ♪ ain't no place ♪ like sweet home ♪ chicago ♪ was...
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. >> plus there is late breaking rick santorum news. this is fray 16th, 236 days until the 2012 presidential election. dramatic polling i know that sounds like an oxymoron. but dramatic polling suggests that the republican race is faulty and newt gringrich dropping out might not only help rick santorum but hurt him. all three candidates seemingly hurt themselves. mitt romney in a weird positionaging that the economy is getting fixed but only he can fix the economy. campaigning in illinois today before flying to puerto rico to campaign for sunday's primary undermining his message that only he can fix the economy on fox news sean hannity. >> no one can predict what is going to happen in the economy but i think it's likely that things will get better. >> and romney try agony slapper attack on barack obama. >> i know he likes alternative energy i'd rather see alternative president. >> he used the same line this morning. >> and on romney's attack on planned parenthood. >> here's what women need to know about mitt romney. romney said he wants
. >> plus there is late breaking rick santorum news. this is fray 16th, 236 days until the 2012 presidential election. dramatic polling i know that sounds like an oxymoron. but dramatic polling suggests that the republican race is faulty and newt gringrich dropping out might not only help rick santorum but hurt him. all three candidates seemingly hurt themselves. mitt romney in a weird positionaging that the economy is getting fixed but only he can fix the economy. campaigning in illinois...
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rick santorum tapes will be enormously useful. you don't need to do your opinion situation research. you have rick santorum speaking it and that is invaluable as you move towards november. having said that, you know, there are some vulnerabilities for the president that have emerged in polls recently if you look at the data. the public is not happy with the way he is handling the economy. how do they begin to address that? that seems to be the biggest strategic gap in their -- in their game plan right now. >> well, certainly, this strong push on the buffett rule is part of that. this focus on fairness and there is some polling to suggest, however, that the fairness the fairness approach is not quite as popular as the sort of opportunity approach, which is the mitt romney approach suggesting that by raising taxes on the wealthyy you are somehow suppressing job creation and that is president's obama's approach. it's going to be a challenge for president obama to continue with the fairness push and show that he is sensitive to this i
rick santorum tapes will be enormously useful. you don't need to do your opinion situation research. you have rick santorum speaking it and that is invaluable as you move towards november. having said that, you know, there are some vulnerabilities for the president that have emerged in polls recently if you look at the data. the public is not happy with the way he is handling the economy. how do they begin to address that? that seems to be the biggest strategic gap in their -- in their game...
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and rick santorum has got to realize that. and the last time he was on the ballot in pennsylvania he lost to 18 points. >> that was in the general election not the republican primary. >> that's true. but it's the last time pennsylvania voters have a chance to weigh in -- >> okay. >> but does he want two of those in his career? >> and rick santorum was a one-term senator from a state where he was -- i think it's fair to say -- he seemed out of step even with the republican party in pennsylvania. and where he has won is in the deep south that said they were voting on social values -- >> yeah, maybe get through pennsylvania and then texas and some other southern states. he has a plausible argument if he can win pennsylvania. but there are so many more that matter for romney. so there is no delegate math that works for santorum. >> put gingrich and santorum aside, i'm going to ask you to do something very hard when we come back, you probably don't ever want to vote for a mitt romney. if you were his advisor what would you tell him
and rick santorum has got to realize that. and the last time he was on the ballot in pennsylvania he lost to 18 points. >> that was in the general election not the republican primary. >> that's true. but it's the last time pennsylvania voters have a chance to weigh in -- >> okay. >> but does he want two of those in his career? >> and rick santorum was a one-term senator from a state where he was -- i think it's fair to say -- he seemed out of step even with the...
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the republicans are looking rick santorum won in iowa. iowa is attached to missouri on one end and minnesota on the other end. >> indeed it is, it is. good point. >> it's his area, it's his zone. and that's it. >> who knew that rick santorum had a zone? well, that's true. a whole other conversation. >> well, i mean, if you google it, there is a zone, but you wouldn't have thought it was minnesota, iowa. >> no, you wouldn't. >> and missouri. let's talk about delegates for a second here, and then we'll continue this conversation about the ramifications of tonight. so total delegates that have been up to now not including tonight, romney has 101 gingrich 32, santorum 17, and ron paul at 9. now, there's a lot of different ways to count the delegates. that's the one we're using and it's relatively right okay? relatively agreed-upon, i should say, of course it's right the way that count is done. so how many are at stake tonight? and this is part of my puzzlement with why this night is not taken more seriously right? oh, iowa oh my god, iowa! on
the republicans are looking rick santorum won in iowa. iowa is attached to missouri on one end and minnesota on the other end. >> indeed it is, it is. good point. >> it's his area, it's his zone. and that's it. >> who knew that rick santorum had a zone? well, that's true. a whole other conversation. >> well, i mean, if you google it, there is a zone, but you wouldn't have thought it was minnesota, iowa. >> no, you wouldn't. >> and missouri. let's talk about...